Perfume
Perfume /ˈpɜr.fjuːm/ or parfum is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds, fixatives and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent." The odoriferous compounds that make up a perfume can be manufactured synthetically or extracted from plant or animal sources.
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Famous quotes containing the word perfume:
“[Wellesley College] is about as meaningful to the educational process in America as a perfume factory is to the national economy.”
—Nora Ephron (b. 1941)
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—Carlos Fuentes (b. 1928)
“Walter Neff: I’m crazy about you, baby.
Phyllis Dietrichson: I’m crazy about you, Walter.
Walter Neff: That perfume on your hair, what’s the name of it?
Phyllis Dietrichson: I don’t know. I bought it in Ensenada.”
—Billy Wilder (b. 1906)